USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Nevada · Esmeralda County
Divide Extension Mine
Unconfirmed Silver Mixed Underground / Surface
Key facts
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Esmeralda
- Mining district
- Divide (Gold Mountain) District
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Mixed underground / surface
- Primary commodity
- Silver
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
Structure: Slips Of Various Orientations Traverse The Lode Alteration: Potassic, Phyllic, Propylitic, Zoned Around Fault Zones And Fractures Deposit: In march 1921, ore shoot was discovered, 4-8 ft wide, 120 ft long, between 100 and 200 ft levels De…
Additional documented workings
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Level
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 200 ft level, 120 ft long.
Mindat
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 18 shaft symbols
- 8 adit symbols
View individual source records (3)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
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Level
· length 200 ft
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: Deposit: In march 1921, ore shoot was discovered, 4-8 ft wide, 120 ft long, between 100 and 200 ft levels De... Historical context: P…
- USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/Underground · work_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
Source records document both underground and surface mining.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Operators / organizations
- Divide Extension Mining Co. ; E. J. Bevis, Superintendent · Historical operator
- Divide Extension Mining Co. ; Z. Kendall, Pres. · Source-reported owner
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Cerargyrite
- Chlorargyrite
- commodity:Gold
- commodity:Silver
- Rhyolite
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Type: Historical mapped physical features
Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6
Supports:
- mapped shaft symbols (18)
- mapped adit symbols (8)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 428742
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (4)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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